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Tag Archives: sci fi
3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s CONTAGION
Contagion [2011] 1. “Blogging isn’t writing. It’s graffiti with occasional punctuation.” 2. They’ve just finished making plans to set up the arena as a triage center. A women huffily walks over to the group and asks, “Is this coming out … Continue reading
3 things about Franklin J. Schaffner’s PLANET OF THE APES
Planet of the Apes [1968] 1. A wave of sticks beats its way through the cornfield. 2. Jerry Goldsmith’s score makes great use of the cuíca, a Brazilian drum that sounds like a monkey. 3. “I can’t help thinking that … Continue reading
3 things about Donald Cammell’s DEMON SEED
Demon Seed [1977] 1. He picks up the glass and stirs the martini with the olive. Then he goes to work in the basement laboratory. Is that wise? Combining gin with lasers? 2. “I do not have the necessary materials … Continue reading
3 things about Andrei Tarkovsky’s STALKER
Stalker [1979] 1. Train passes by. The drinking glass jitters on the seat of the chair. 2. A tableaux of bits and pieces of a broken civilization, frozen in time, lying just beneath the water’s surface. 3. Next, she concentrates … Continue reading
3 things about Alex Proyas’ DARK CITY
Dark City [1998] 1. The dining room table lengthens and grows plates, food platters. 2. Hmm. Spirals like in Saw? 3. Shell Beach is rather narrow.
3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s TOTAL RECALL
Total Recall [1990] 1. He shoots her in the forehead and says, “Consider that a divorce.” 2. The pill. Later lifted for The Matrix. 3. Spots of rust on the reactor.
3 things about Mike Hodges’ FLASH GORDON
Flash Gordon [1980] 1. She refuses to cooperate. “Bring me the bore-worms,” he says. “No!” she screams. “Not the bore-worms!” 2. Bulging eyeballs, protruding tongue. 3. Ming’s green blood. 3 other things.
3 things about Robert Altman’s QUINTET
Quintet [1979] 1. Vaseline smeared on the lenses. The entire film. 2. Money-skewer murder weapon. 3. Starfish sewn on the brim of Fernando Rey’s hat. This movie just doesn’t work. But it has something …
3 things about Richard Kelly’s THE BOX
The Box [2009] 1. A spotted couch in front of a spotted wall. (Like Madeline Kahn’s car in High Anxiety?) 2. A flatbed editing table in a library? 3. CGI snow. CGI steam.
3 things about Duncan Jones’ SOURCE CODE
Source Code [2011] 1. The center of Cloud Gate at Millennium Park as a metaphor. Infinite worlds. 2. Gliding through the tableaux of a single moment frozen in time. A plume of coffee hanging in the air. 3. He gently … Continue reading
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